Bright Colors for Gray Bedtimes Perhaps?
One day it was sunny, the dahlias were blooming, buds on everything else, and tomatoes slowly ripening. It was like spring and summer combined. And then came fall. Now the sky's gray, the blooms are waterlogged, and squirrels have squirreled all the tomatoes away (unless it was that rabbit, or the raccoon - wildlife is blooming!). I swept the murk and dead leaves from the path, trimmed the grayed decay from plants, and looked up, waiting for rain. Then I came back inside to warm yellow lamplight and a view of the last few flowers through the window. Warm and dry (and free from marauding spiders) is definitely nice.
One thing I don't seem to have done in ages (in almost a month) is post book reviews, so I flipped through my "not yet posted" list and found these for brightly colored childrens books, and that made me think, yeah, bright colors for gray bedtimes. (Actually, one just has a brightly colored cover, but the story's bright and colorful, which works just as well.) So here are three reviews, with thanks to the authors. Drink coffee. Read to your grandkids!
Mia Marcotte and the Robot by Jeanne Wald is illustrated in black and white by Saliha Caliskan. The story's got science, intrigue, adventure and more. The pictures and text are smoothly appealing. And at 16 chapters, it's got the heft of a good book for a child who wants to read. Enjoy with some well-balanced 3-star coffee.
For slightly younger children, there's an Awesome Friendship Adventure by author/illustrator Katy Ant. The pictures are vividly colorful, and the prose is enjoyably well-polished, making for a very enjoyable picture book. The story's appealing and includes enough hints of real-life to keep the older reader interested - where do captive birds come from? What happens after deforestation? etc. With chapters of perfect bed-time story length, a cast of characters that grows (and is waiting to be spotted in the pictures), and a pleasing storyline of learning to be brave and finding friends, it's certainly a book I'd want to share with kids. Again, enjoy with some well-balanced 3-star coffee.
And for the youngest ones and their carers, how about Tea Party Potty Time by Isabelle Child? Potty training is a complex game, but this short, fun picture book makes it all make perfect child-sense. Enjoy it with a lively easy-drinking 2-star coffee.
But what about my own picture books? Is the beginning of a new school a good time for Sunday school kids to enjoy a Bible alphabet book? This one's a Bible picture book with a difference - it tells the Bible story, starting with Genesis, while introducing a new letter on each page. Enjoy!
One thing I don't seem to have done in ages (in almost a month) is post book reviews, so I flipped through my "not yet posted" list and found these for brightly colored childrens books, and that made me think, yeah, bright colors for gray bedtimes. (Actually, one just has a brightly colored cover, but the story's bright and colorful, which works just as well.) So here are three reviews, with thanks to the authors. Drink coffee. Read to your grandkids!
Mia Marcotte and the Robot by Jeanne Wald is illustrated in black and white by Saliha Caliskan. The story's got science, intrigue, adventure and more. The pictures and text are smoothly appealing. And at 16 chapters, it's got the heft of a good book for a child who wants to read. Enjoy with some well-balanced 3-star coffee.
For slightly younger children, there's an Awesome Friendship Adventure by author/illustrator Katy Ant. The pictures are vividly colorful, and the prose is enjoyably well-polished, making for a very enjoyable picture book. The story's appealing and includes enough hints of real-life to keep the older reader interested - where do captive birds come from? What happens after deforestation? etc. With chapters of perfect bed-time story length, a cast of characters that grows (and is waiting to be spotted in the pictures), and a pleasing storyline of learning to be brave and finding friends, it's certainly a book I'd want to share with kids. Again, enjoy with some well-balanced 3-star coffee.
And for the youngest ones and their carers, how about Tea Party Potty Time by Isabelle Child? Potty training is a complex game, but this short, fun picture book makes it all make perfect child-sense. Enjoy it with a lively easy-drinking 2-star coffee.
But what about my own picture books? Is the beginning of a new school a good time for Sunday school kids to enjoy a Bible alphabet book? This one's a Bible picture book with a difference - it tells the Bible story, starting with Genesis, while introducing a new letter on each page. Enjoy!
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